Page: 439

"Neue Wege". Leaflets for Religious Propaganda (Zurich).
8th year of publication. September 1914.
NB: pp. 371–372, p. 371. NB October 1911 p. 595? 425?

"If poverty becomes too great, if despair gains the upper hand, if brother recognizes brother in the military uniform of an enemy, perhaps something quite unexpected will still occur, perhaps weapons will be turned against those who are dragging [us] into war, perhaps suddenly united peoples will refuse the hatred imposed upon them."*

September, p. 352:

*"Let us leave prophecies aside, but if the European war brings us one step closer to the European social republic, then this war will still not be quite so senseless as it appears today."

A certain W. B. of Zurich, regarding whom the editorial staff, p. 388, notes that he is from circles of artists and writers, foreign to theological circles.

October, p. 426 — excerpts from a letter by Romain Rolland (author of "Jean-Christophe") in the "Journal de Genève" (September 22–23, Supplement). A nationalist, but with bitter truths for socialists.

October, p. 454. A German priest: "We Germans, in the national respect, were very agreeably disappointed in our social democracy"...

NB:

Lenin Miscellany XXIX                                                   [ 450 ]

[BEBEL ON THE WAR OF GERMANY WITH RUSSIA]*

*Bebel 6/886 on war with Russia.

In "Neue Zeit," 1886 (November 1886),
(Jahrgang IV (No. 11)), pp. 502–515, there is
published an article by Bebel: "Deutschland, Russland
und die orientalische Frage."

The article preaches a "preventive" (so to speak)
war of Germany against Russia and France.

In 1878, the author says, "man hätte noch
weiter gehen sollen" (p. 513, 1st column), i.e.,
not only to moderate Russia's demands, but also
to wrest the newly established Balkan states from
under Russia's domination and create "an alliance
between the Balkan states" (sic).

"Eine Weigerung Russlands, auf diese Be­
dingungen einzugehen, wäre mit einem Krieg
zu beantworten gewesen, der die russische Macht
auf Jahrzehnte lähmte" (p. 513, column 2)...

[BEBEL ON THE WAR OF GERMANY WITH RUSSIA]*

* At the top in the right corner of the page "a13a" is written, evidently a page number. Ed.